我现在用的是Mandriva linux 2008 xtreme版，视觉效果酷得要命，而且GUI界面也很棒，不过这个版本好像是一群波兰人搞的，默认语言是波兰语，它的优点在于对Mandriva linux powerpack(pwp) 2008做了很多改进：采用类似Vista的主题，支持Aero特效；对3D以及多种特效提供支持，而且速度很快，系统稳定；以及超过200个pwp版本所不具有的应用程序，具体改进如下：
Mandriva linux 2008 Xtreme英文介绍Xtreme2 Pack is an extension prepared for Mandriva Linux it changes not only the look-and-feel, contents but also functionalities. Xtreme2 for Mandriva will cause your favorite OS to be faster, more beautifull and what's more importand adapted to the polish users.
Xtreme2 Pack extends Powerpacka 2008 to:
1. New graphical theme and 3D desktop
2. New configuration center
3. Entertainment center
5. Support for GPRS/UMTS/HSDPA/EDGE tech.
6. Support for GPRS connections (cellphone connected via USB cable)
7. Connection wizard for neostrada tp and other ADSL connections (SpeedTouch330, Sagem E2/E3/E4, ZTE 852, Livebox over Ethernet)
8. Connection wizard for Blueconnect, Orange Free and other services
9. Cedega
10. CrossOver Office
11. LinDVD
12. Codecs - wmv (Windows Media Wideo), wma (Windows Media Audio), mp3
13. KDE 4
14. Additional software - over 200 aplications which are not available in powerpack release, including:
* p2p - amule, ktorrent, azureus
* IM - kadu, psi, skype, pidgin, tleenx2
* games - powermanga, crack-attack, supertux, wesnoth, widelands,nexuiz,tremulous, tremulous, foobillard, abe, tuxtype2, pysol,
glchess,mahjongg3d,scrabble,xboard, AlephOne, alienblaster, amphetamine, arena,angelwars,armagetron, asteroids3D i inne
* additional tools - mconverter, ntfs-3g, krusader
15. The newest drivers (Nvidia, Ati, Wifi, printers itp)
16. Plugins for web browsers installed autmaticaly
* Java
* Flash 9
* RealPlayer
* Adobe Reader
All available right after installation
以前用过Mandriva pwp2008的，整体感觉很不错:稳定／美观／中文支持不错，而这个版本声称是前者的极限版，而且做了很多改进，难免我的口水啦，哈哈，不过由于这个版本用的人太少，而且用户大概都是波兰人，所以这张碟害的我下了好几个月。
该版本似乎不支持从硬盘安装，第一次安装的时候能选中文的就选中文的，不能选中文就选英文的，但是安装完后挂载的Windows分区中文显示乱码，而且修改codepage,iocharset,nls,locale之类的还是乱码，估计是因为一些“更底层的东西”对中文不支持，不知道是不是要安装中文语言包之类的（本版本的locale选项里没有中文）。
后来又仔细重装了下系统，安装时多选了个安装LSB(Linux Standard Base)包选项，似乎中文显示好了些（不知道这是不是一种心理作用，哈哈），这个结论太过武断了，安装LSB(Linux Standard Base)包对中文显示似乎有所改善。不过locale里面没有中文，而且Ntfs-3g安装后加载ntfs格式分区无法显示中文文件夹，设置ntfs-3g的挂载选项的locale=zh_CN.UTF8后报错，不过给了一个支持链接： 3g.org/support.html#locale,仔细看了下找了一些线索：
NTFS-3G FAQMissing, disappeared files or directories?
or
Why can't I see all filenames with national characters?
or
Why do I get "Skipping unrepresentable filename (inode XXXXX) ..." messages?
This means that your operating system (OS) doesn't have the correct language specific settings (locale, LANG variable, LC_ALL, etc) thus some filenames can't be converted to your language and won't be visible. The reason can be:
* The locale setting wasn't configured during installation.
* Not the correct locale was configured.
* The configured value doesn't exist on the system.
* The OS configures the setting in a too late stage during the boot process, only after the NTFS volume was already mounted.
The most common explanation is the latter one. This is why unmounting then mounting such volumes after boot often makes all filenames visible.
Solution: The OS vendor should move the language specific configuration to an earlier phase to precede the mounts of the NTFS volumes in time.
Workaround: NTFS-3G supports the 'locale' mount option which can be used to set the correct language value. You can see what locales you have on your system by using the following command:
locale -a
If you can't find the preferred setting then you must generate it, which is very distribution dependent. To do so, a package like glibc-i18ndata (openSUSE, Mandriva, ...) or locales (Debian, Ubuntu, ...) must be installed then enter the below command as root to generate the language_COUNTRY.UTF-8 locale. For example the Brazilian is:
localedef -i pt_BR -f UTF-8 pt_BR.UTF-8
Then you can use the "locale=pt_BR.UTF-8" option during mount.
If some of your softwares are not UTF8 ready then they will not show correctly the UTF8 filenames. Please consult your distribution documentation about how to enable full UTF8 support.
Status: Not NTFS-3G problem. Please ask your OS vendor to fix the boot time configuration problem.
看到这里我终于找到一些解决的灵感，哈哈：
1.启动Mandriva xstreme的包管理器，搜索locale,发现没有locales-zh ，这下找到问题所在就好办了，既然它是修改Mandrivapwp的,后者的中文包应该可以用的，所以把Mandrivapwp的碟放进去然后在包管理器里添加自定义介质，把pwp的main文件夹添加进去然后搜索locale就有locales-zh了，选中安装即可。
2.搜索i18n,将kde-i18n-zh_CN 选中，这个是kde的中文语言包，两个都安装好后注销，然后重新登录。所有的问题都解决了，ntfs分区的中文文件夹可以正常显示了，而且kde及其相应程序的菜单都以中文显示了。 | |
